How to say “dirty” in Chinese

脏

zāng

dirty

adjective · HSK 3 · topic “Home and daily life”

“Dirty” in Chinese is 脏, zāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

脏 is read zāng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zāng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

脏

zāng — dirty

On the left, 月: here it means “flesh, body”. Its second reading is zàng, “internal organs”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “脏”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 脏. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这件衣服脏了zhèjiànyīfuzāngleThis piece of clothing got dirty.
你的手太脏了。nǐdeshǒutàizāngleYour hands are too dirty.
爷爷心脏不好，不能太激动。yéyexīnzàngbùhǎo,bùnéngtàijīdòngGrandpa has a bad heart; he mustn't get too worked up.
大夫，我最近心脏跳得特别快。dàifu,wǒzuìjìnxīnzàngtiàodetèbiékuàiDoctor, lately my heart has been beating really fast.
心脏把血液送到全身。xīnzàngbǎxuèyèsòngdàoquánshēnThe heart pumps blood around the whole body.
他患有严重的心脏病。tāhuànyǒuyánzhòngdexīnzàngbìngHe suffers from serious heart disease.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “dirty” in Chinese?

“Dirty” in Chinese is 脏, pinyin zāng.

What does 脏 mean?

脏 (zāng) means “dirty”.

How do you write 脏?

脏 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 脏?

脏 is read zāng. Tones: zāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“dirty” in the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”

This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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